Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-13
SOCIAL RECOGNITION.
PEOPLE WHO TRY TO BUY THEIR
WAY INTO SOCIETY.

A Western Mans Plan to Get an In
PRODUCTION Among the Psfriarchs-
Browns Boys-Probabie Bargains That
Are Kept Secret.
This advertisement, which appeared III a
New York newspaper the other day was
81 own TO one of the patriarchs;
". GENTLEMAN OF WEALTH AND
r. SnertabiIity from the West will paywell
I .,r the introduction of his family into
the higher circles Of fashionable society in
New York; all communications strictly
confidential. SOCIETY, 1873 Herald office.
.syyel. now" he said, don't you know,
think this is all stuff; quite impossible,
don't YOU understand. Some fellow has PIT
IL in for fun. Yet have known of people
irving TO buy their way into society; but II
can't be done 1t is quite often tried in Wall
street which. don't you know, has great
influence on society. Men try TO get other
men to introduce them by giving them
noints on stocks. But it never succeeds; such
of ers are treated with the contempt they
deserve. Why, really had it tried on
me, A wealthy western man came to me
with letter of introduction from a friend
of mine.
WHAT HE WANTED.
81 was living then in a very modest little
bouse between Fifth and Sixth avenues:
yery ouie. on the outside. but handsomely
furnished on the inside. Il had previously
been occupied by a man who had Sjo, a
wear. Indeed. don't you understand, when
NV brother came on from the west he said:
You don't mean to say you live here" You
see. he was quite impressed by the inside OF
this house. But, to return to my story.
This western man. don't you know, wanted
to be introduced among the patrisrchs,
and he thought could do it for him, don't
YOU know He said 70 me:
This is no place for you-for man OF
YOUR standing in society. You ought to
have better house and live in better style.
'I knew what he was driving at, don
you know. and replied: Il am quite salts
fed with the position in which God has
placed me, and ask nothing extravagant.'
| Then he said:
"Iet me take 10000 shares Of some
stock for YOU You can make quick turn
and it won't cost you cent. But l re-
| fused again. and he went away angry, and
caused injurious reports to be circulated In
| the west about me. He said in these re
ports that was carpet bagger and that
/ New York society was tired of me. Why,
confouuh it, I had been here over forty
wears. iont' YOU know. Why, l found the
| other day NV hotel bill at the Hotel -,
made when first came. Only - week
for board and 81 for postage. Letters were
twenty-five cents each, don't you under
stand But to return to the subject.
Brown. the sexton of Grace church,
used TO introduce young men to society, but
he never took money or even presents for
the service. They were called Brown :
bows, Brown was a very honest man. The
only thing to help one on in society is push,
and plenty of it, but bribery and corruption
won't do it. ."
SECRET BARGAIN.
Another society man said: II have very
little doubt that money is sometimes used
directly to procure an introduction into so
ciety. 1t costs a mint Of money TO main
| tain ones footing in the best society, and
maIIy men are hard pressed to do it. Sonle
| may not take money directly, but they viii
tale points or avail themselves of influence
or accept other favors, which practically
amounts 10 the same thing, OF course the
'arcain Is a secret which both are interested
n keeping, so that il is not likely that out
side persons would hear of it. The intro
duction to society is accomplished delicately
and apparently in the most accidental man
ner possible 1t is done slowly, so that so
ciety NAV not detect the secret. Many lead
ers Of society have such widespread inrlu
ence that their Endorsement is quite sutli
cieut TO mark the members Of a family a
proper persons to know.
There are lots Of people now moving il
good society whose antecedents would no
: bear investigation and who have no repre-
sentatiou whatever in Heraldic Americana
But they are there well established, and
would take some great scandal to overthrow
them People who come to New Iorl
from other large cities with proper letters o
introduction have no difficulty in securing
prompt recognition. 1t is somewhat differ
, ent in Boston There you have to be learne'
as we'll as good form. Many people whel
they reach society find their prize is only
, Dead sea apple-dust and ashes in tn
mouth Il requires such constant attentio
/ and makes so many demands on ones tim
, and purse that it becomes a burden almos
too great to bear. Yet most women woul
; prefer to bear this cross rather than be ou
; of the charmed circle. New York Sun